Indie-rockers Speedy Ortiz (above) virtually swept the 2015 Boston Music Awards, taking home table-radio trophies for Artist of the Year, Album/EP of the Year (Foil Deer) and Song of the Year (“Raising the Skate”). Speedy also won for Best Charitable Effort for their work with Girls Rock Camp Foundation, coming to Wednesday’s ceremony from a Girls Rock benefit show at the Middle East.
Other multiple winners announced at the Sinclair — voted Best Live Music Venue in a public online poll — included Ruby Rose Fox (for Pop Artist and Female Vocalist) and the Ballroom Thieves, for both Americana and Folk Artist. The Boston Music Awards close out Thursday night with a public show featuring Hall of Fame winner Evan Dando of the Lemonheads, These Wild Plains and New Artist of the Year winner Palehound.
Here’s a list of all the winners:
2015 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE / Evan Dando
ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Speedy Ortiz
ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR / Speedy Ortiz – Foil Deer
SONG OF THE YEAR / Speedy Ortiz – “Raising The Skate”
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Palehound
LIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Tigerman WOAH
ROCK/INDIE ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Dirty Bangs
HIP-HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Michael Christmas
POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Ruby Rose Fox
R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Bad Rabbits
AMERICANA ARTIST OF THE YEAR / The Ballroom Thieves
BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Barrence Whitfield & The Savages
DJ/PRODUCER OF THE YEAR / Frank White
ELECTRONIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Bearstronaut
FOLK ARTIST OF THE YEAR / The Ballroom Thieves
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Shun Ng
JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Lake Street Dive
METAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Worshipper
PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Zip-Tie Handcuffs
SINGER-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR / Abbie Barrett
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR / Ruby Rose Fox
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR / Will Daley
STUDIO PRODUCER OF THE YEAR / Ed Valauskas
VIDEO OF THE YEAR / Petty Morals – “Just A Game”
BEST DANCE NIGHT / Soulelujah at Zuzu
BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE / The Sinclair
BEST LIVE ONGOING RESIDENCY / The Blue Ribbons at TOAD
BEST MUSIC BLOG / Vanyaland
BEST LOCAL PROMOTER / Bowery Presents Boston
BEST LIVE MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHER / Michael Sparks Keegan
BEST BRAND COLLABORATION / Dirty Bangs / Wrangler Television Spot
BEST CHARITABLE EFFORT / Speedy Ortiz / Girls Rock Camp Foundation
UNSUNG HERO AWARD / Chip Rives (former Boston Music Awards owner)
Speedy Ortiz win big at Boston Music Awards
By Paul Robicheau | Photo by Paul Robicheau | Dec. 10, 2015
Indie-rockers Speedy Ortiz (above) virtually swept the 2015 Boston Music Awards, taking home table-radio trophies for Artist of the Year, Album/EP of the Year (Foil Deer) and Song of the Year (“Raising the Skate”). Speedy also won for Best Charitable Effort for their work with Girls Rock Camp Foundation, coming to Wednesday’s ceremony from a Girls Rock benefit show at the Middle East.
Other multiple winners announced at the Sinclair — voted Best Live Music Venue in a public online poll — included Ruby Rose Fox (for Pop Artist and Female Vocalist) and the Ballroom Thieves, for both Americana and Folk Artist. The Boston Music Awards close out Thursday night with a public show featuring Hall of Fame winner Evan Dando of the Lemonheads, These Wild Plains and New Artist of the Year winner Palehound.
Here’s a list of all the winners:
2015 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE / Evan Dando
ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Speedy Ortiz
ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR / Speedy Ortiz – Foil Deer
SONG OF THE YEAR / Speedy Ortiz – “Raising The Skate”
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Palehound
LIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Tigerman WOAH
ROCK/INDIE ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Dirty Bangs
HIP-HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Michael Christmas
POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Ruby Rose Fox
R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Bad Rabbits
AMERICANA ARTIST OF THE YEAR / The Ballroom Thieves
BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Barrence Whitfield & The Savages
DJ/PRODUCER OF THE YEAR / Frank White
ELECTRONIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Bearstronaut
FOLK ARTIST OF THE YEAR / The Ballroom Thieves
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Shun Ng
JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Lake Street Dive
METAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Worshipper
PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Zip-Tie Handcuffs
SINGER-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR / Abbie Barrett
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR / Ruby Rose Fox
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR / Will Daley
STUDIO PRODUCER OF THE YEAR / Ed Valauskas
VIDEO OF THE YEAR / Petty Morals – “Just A Game”
BEST DANCE NIGHT / Soulelujah at Zuzu
BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE / The Sinclair
BEST LIVE ONGOING RESIDENCY / The Blue Ribbons at TOAD
BEST MUSIC BLOG / Vanyaland
BEST LOCAL PROMOTER / Bowery Presents Boston
BEST LIVE MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHER / Michael Sparks Keegan
BEST BRAND COLLABORATION / Dirty Bangs / Wrangler Television Spot
BEST CHARITABLE EFFORT / Speedy Ortiz / Girls Rock Camp Foundation
UNSUNG HERO AWARD / Chip Rives (former Boston Music Awards owner)
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